50 years ago Marin County was a very different place than it is now, with 100,000 fewer people. The BART issue was complicated by worries in Marin about the tax burden it would put on the county, and there was a controversy about whether the Golden Gate Bridge could hold another deck carrying BART trains. Being "anti-transit" didn't have anything to do with it.

No, the Bart issue was more about Marinites not wanting undesirables from San Francisco gaining easy access to their bucolic hillsides. And there was never any real "controversy" over whether the bridge or not could hold a Bart train. That was a myth and engineers disproved it.

Marin traffic is suffering now due to their own choices. Let them suffer.

Rob, actually I think you have mis-read or misunderstood my previous comments. I am essentially on your side with many issues. And I was not commenting at all re: the transit oriented development issues.

I was ONLY referring to the Bart issue and how Marin turned it down years ago, and how they are suffering now from their own lack of long term vision.

Honestly, at times, you jump to conclusions and can be pretty defensive.

SMART will be a huge money sink and boondoggle. Compare it to the 101 which pays for itself everyday! What were the latest revenue figures for the 101, I can't find them right now, but at least $1million per year.